Definition of INTERMENT

interment

Meanings

Plural: interments

Noun

  • the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  • The act of burying a dead body; burial.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment.

Synonyms

burial, deep six idiom, deposition obs., entombment, inhumation, sepulture

Scrabble Score: 11

interment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
interment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

interment is a valid Words With Friends word